Beni Böyle Sev - Netflix

Type: Scripted

Languages: Turkish

Status: Ended

Runtime: 90 minutes

Premier: 2013-02-11

Beni Böyle Sev - Fikret Hakan - Netflix

Fikret Hakan (23 April 1934 – 11 July 2017), born Bumin Gaffar Çitanak,
was a prolific Turkish film actor and a recipient of the honorary State
Artist, a prestigious title awarded by the Turkish government. Hakan was
born as Bumin Gaffar Çitanak in 1934 to Gaffar and Fatma Belkıs. His
mother was a head nurse while his father was a literature teacher. He
moved along with his parents as a teenager from Balikesir to Istanbul,
and enrolled in Galatasaray High School. Hakan began his artistic career
in 1950 as an actor for the Ses Theatre and a contributor to literary
magazines. Making his debut in Evli mi bekar mi, a short comedy directed
by Muhsin Ertugrul in 1951, and his feature film debut in 1953 in
Köprüalti Çocuklari (Kids Under the Bridge), he has made over 170
appearances in film to date, although his career was at its most
productive throughout the 1950s and 1960s through to 1976. He starred in
films such as Revenge of the Snakes (Yılanların öcü) in 1962. Hakan
appeared as Colonel Ahmed Elçi along with Tony Curtis and Charles
Bronson in the 1970-mpvie You Can't Win 'Em All directed by Peter
Collinson. Hakan made four marriages. His spouses were Lale Sarı,
Semiramis Pekkan, Neşecan Paşmak and Hümeyra. He had an extramarital
daughter Elif Hakan. Lately, he had a life partner Tijen Kılıç. He died
on 11 July 2017 at a hospital in Istanbul after being diagnosed with
lung cancer. He was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following a
memorial ceremony held at Istanbul University's Faculty of Science, and
the religious funeral in Afet Yolal Mosque in Levent.